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  1. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    A couple of years ago the bride found a dead Woodcock in Broad Street that, presumably, had hit a window whilst moving at night. She took a picture, i think i have it somewhere, if i find it i will post..... Laurie:t:
  2. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    Grey Phalarope??? Laurie:t:
  3. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    'Tonnes of Gulls' that shows your age Ste, i would have said 'Tons' but if it's Metric you want then it should include continental Yellow Legs;) The original prototype Metric Bar and the measure for all others is still kept in France, indeed during the War the Germans treated the building as if...
  4. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    I would be very pleased with that as a phone pic but that's just me;) You must have been reasonably close? Laurie:t:
  5. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    A few years ago i did a weeks tree work in the Kinver area and during that period a local Starling learnt to mimic my chain-saw 'idling' on tickover - nothing surprises me with them...... Laurie:t:
  6. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    Marsh Tit;).............. Laurie:t:
  7. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    I covered 'ears and eyeball' forgot the fingers bit;) - Soz if i was 'stating the bleedin' obvious' (to paraphrase Basil Fawlty)....... Laurie:t:
  8. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    Ste - ears open and eyeballs out for...........http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03x45s5/Tweet_of_the_Day_Black_Redstart/ Laurie:t:
  9. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    Here's a screen capture, an ariel view when the works was still there, the cut is just to the right. Laurie:t:
  10. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    If you exit Stourbridge towards Wordsley as you enter the dip there is the Chinese restaurant on the left, turn left towards Wollaston and over the canal bridge. Immediately on the left is the old Sunrise Medical site, i think the security check-in building is still there and you will see the...
  11. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    I remember going to see 'a lot' (can't remember the exact figs) of GP's at the derelict Patent Shaft works at Darlaston in the early-mid 80's and finding half a dozen Curlews in with them:eek!: I recall somebody finding a 'wrecked' Leachs' Petrel after a gale. At present, in Stourbridge, there...
  12. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    Sat 12th Oct.... Just a quick visit to pick up one or two bits and bobs in Chinatown. Only bird of note was a flyover Grey Wagtail at the Arcadian, would reccomend the lunchtime buffet @ the BigWok as well as a couple of pints at The Anchor in Diggers. Below - the regular Crane Roost in Brum...
  13. rollingthunder

    Birmingham City Centre

    I did a double-take, at first glance, 'feral pig':t: - before i realised;) Laurie:t:
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